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title: "North Northamptonshire Council - WAVE Programme"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04eb08"
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# North Northamptonshire Council - WAVE Programme

Buyer: NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04eb08

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## Summary

North Northamptonshire Council has awarded a contract to BRIDGES OUTCOMES PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED for the WAVE Programme, which provides trauma-informed support to vulnerable care-experienced young people at high risk of exploitation, abuse, and unplanned pregnancies. The contracting process, part of the services category, is at the Award stage, and the contract was signed on 5th March 2025. Key dates include a contract start date of 1st April 2025 and an end date of 31st March 2026, with the location of the project in the UKF25 region of the United Kingdom. This procurement was carried out using a Direct Award Process under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), below the threshold procurement method.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for companies specialising in health and social care services, particularly those with expertise in delivering support to vulnerable populations. Businesses that can offer early intervention, holistic care, and multi-disciplinary approaches will find this contract aligns well with their capabilities. SMEs with a strong background in collaborating with social care, housing, and health professionals to address complex needs would be well-suited to compete for similar opportunities in the future.

## Notice

The WAVE Project offers vital, trauma-informed support to vulnerable care-experienced young people at high risk of exploitation, abuse, and pregnancies that can lead to care removals. The programme builds protective factors through early intervention, relationship-based support, and proactive outreach to address the root causes of these challenges, including engaging with young people to support them to access effective health provisions confidently and independently across all elements of a young person's life, including physical and mental health, drug and alcohol support, sexual health, and safety by collaborating with professionals in Social Care, Housing, and Health. The WAVE programme provides a holistic, highly skilled, multi-disciplinary approach to meet the complex needs of these young people. North Northamptonshire Council confirms the award of contract to an existing provider following a Direct Award Process C under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). High level outcomes which the service is expected to make a direct contribution to: * Reducing the proportion of people experiencing unplanned pregnancies and removal of children * Reducing the proportion of people experiencing exploitation * Reducing the proportion of people with low self-reported mental health and wellbeing * Reducing the level of health inequalities Contract start date: 1st April 2025 Contract end date: 31st March 2026

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008538-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £150,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | CORBY |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN17 1QG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF25 North Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | North Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Lloyds |
| Westminster constituency | Corby and East Northamptonshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BRIDGES OUTCOMES PARTNERSHIPS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 10 Mar 2025 at 13:57 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008538-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008538-2025
  10th March 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://bridgesoutcomespartnerships.org/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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